Portugal

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Introduction
 **      Portugal is a country of over 10.5 million people that is located along Iberian Peninsula. Situated in southwestern Continental Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is            bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south coasts and by Spain to the north and east. The Islands of the Azores and Madeira near the northwestern tip of Africa are also part of Portugal. **      
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Portugal is a parliamentary democracy and has been a member of the European Union since 1986. Its monetary system is regulated by the European Central Bank. Portugal is also part of the Eurozone which borrows the Euro as its currency.            **

Culture
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Portugal although a small country has a rich, unique and diverse culture. The following four links explore Portuguese culture under the headings of Food, History, Languages and Sport, and aim to provide you with a deeper understanding of what constitutes Portuguese culture.            **

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Food History Languages Sport References

This page was constructed by Andrew Merity, an international student from Dublin, Ireland. He is in his second year studying Commerce and is currently studyin in University of Ottawa for one semester, away from his home institution; University College Dublin.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The topic selected was the theme of 'World'. This topic was chosen because of the multi-cultural backgrounds of the team members in this group. The team members in this group have backgrounds from three different continents and it was decided that a sample of each of these continents would be displayed on these Wiki pages.

Reflection
Before this assignment, I did not have any experience or knowledge with regards wikispace. Having completed it, I feel very competent with this program. Also while the work involved in completing this project was not difficult, I did find it somewhat time consuming. Having said that, I did find the teamwork aspect of the project quite enjoyable and I have acquired knowledge that hopefully will be useful to me sometime in the future.